A debt collector in search of a new career, an Iraq war widow struggling to support four kids and a California dreamer compete to get their product on supermarket shelves across the country. After receiving advice from the mentors, the cooks head into the kitchen to revamp their recipes in only 90 minutes. As the tension heats up in the kitchen, one cook discovers that in order to avoid a health catastrophe he has to make big changes to his product! After reformatting their recipes, the cooks' barbeque products are presented to a focus group of die-hard tailgaters who must decide which dishes are really bringing their "A game" to the table.